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Major changes coming for farmers: National Climate Assessment

Climate-driven disruptions for U.S. farmers will accelerate in severity and cost in the coming decades, the National Climate Assessment, authored by 13 federal agencies, concluded.

Climate and agriculture policy monitor

At IATP, we’ve been writing, analyzing and advocating around the intersection of climate and agriculture policy for more than a decade. The recent International Panel on Climate Change report left no doubt of the urgency for immediate action. Governments at all levels will need to respond.

Climate change is worsening extreme heat: Is OSHA doing enough to protect farm workers?

In June of this year, 24-year-old Mexican-born Miguel Angel Guzman Chavez started a new job picking tomatoes in Georgia.

States Must Lead in Adapting to Big Weather Events

The following op-ed was first published in The Oklahoman on May 16, 2018.

Status quo Farm Bill falters on economic, climate challenges

The 2018 Farm Bill passed by Congress on Wednesday is largely status quo from the 2014 version and will continue to drive overproduction and low farm income while ignoring the stark realities of climate change. The much needed and popular conservation programs that support farmers in responding to climate change continue to be underfunded.

Trump Turns Back on Farmers by Rejecting Global Climate Agreement

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 06/01/2017 Contact Ben Lilliston, 612-741-8650, blilliston@iatp.org

When climate change was part of the Farm Bill

Last month, Congress held initial hearings to inform the 2018 Farm Bill. Agriculture Committee members heard about the struggling farm economy, crop insurance and rural development. One issue that wasn’t discussed, despite its profound impact on farmers, is climate change.

Obama Undermines Climate Efforts in Solar Trade Dispute

At the Paris climate talks, negotiators chose not to address the sticky issue of trade rules, and how those rules undermine each nation’s efforts to address climate change.

Supreme Court decision on Clean Power Plan deals a blow to rural communities

On Tuesday, a Supreme Court decision temporarily halted implementation of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan. The decision was prompted by a lawsuit from 29 states and state agencies challenging the EPA’s authority to impose the Clean Power Plan under the Clean Air Act.

The State of the States on Climate Adaptation

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